Renowned as the Father of Modern Philosophy, René Descartes was also an important political thinker, posits Italian philosopher Antonio Negri. First published in 1970 and reflecting tensions in Europe during that era, this study interprets Descartes in a Marxist context, finding in him an enemy of the bourgeois culture that was developing in 17th-century France.

"[Negri is] one of the most significant figures of current political thought."—New Statesman